The Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-3, 2-3 Big Ten) visit the Nebraska Cornhuskers (2-4, 2-4) Saturday for a noon ET kickoff. Below, we analyze the Minnesota-Nebraska college football betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Minnesota at Nebraska: Betting odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Minnesota +300 (bet $100 to win $300) | Nebraska -375 (bet $375 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: Minnesota +10.5 (-110) | Nebraska -10.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 59.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Minnesota at Nebraska: Three things to know
- The Golden Gophers are coming off a 34-31 win over Purdue on Nov. 20, cashing as 2.5-point underdogs. They have missed a couple of weekends due to COVID-19 concerns. They have been a scoring machine on the road this season, averaging 42.5 PPG. They had their most complete game of the season in a 41-14 win at Illinois on Nov. 7, and they lost an overtime heartbreaker at Maryland on Oct. 30, 45-44.
- Minnesota has had plenty of studs in the backfield, such as Marion Barber III, Laurence Maroney, David Cobb, Amir Pinnix and Rodney Smith, in recent years. Mohamed Ibrahim is quickly moving up the charts with 817 yards and 13 rushing touchdowns in just five games this season. The single-season record is 18 rushing scores by Gary Russell in 2005, and that was over a full schedule.
- Like the Gophers, the last win for the Cornhuskers was against Purdue. They won in West Lafayette last Saturday by a 37-27 count as one-point underdogs. Nebraska finds themselves favored by double digits here, and they’re 0-1 SU/ATS as a double-digit favorite, stumbling against Illinois 41-23 on Nov. 21 while laying 17.
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Minnesota at Nebraska: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Minnesota 34, Nebraska 29
Money line (ML)
MINNESOTA (+300) offers the opportunity for the rare “triple up” here, and Nebraska (-375) just hasn’t been that consistent where they deserve to be overwhelming favorites against anyone.
Against the spread (ATS)
MINNESOTA +10.5 (-110) getting double digits is a very good value play, as Ibrahim gives them a tremendous opportunity at the ground and pound. Nebraska -10.5 (-110) is just so-so against the rush, allowing 170.0 yards per game on the ground. The Golden Gophers are 7-2-1 ATS in their past 10 on the road and 4-1 ATS in the past five as a road ‘dog.
Over/Under (O/U)
OVER 59.5 (-110) is the play here. While the Huskers have hit the Under in five of the past six, the Over is 4-1 in the past five at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln. The Over is also 5-2 in Nebraska’s past seven following a straight-up win. Minnesota has rolled up nine Over results in the past 12 overall, including an 8-3 mark in the past 11 conference contests.
Also see:
- Minnesota vs Nebraska prediction and game preview (College Football News)
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